Gallagher told The Sun that he had raided a hotel minibar, but suffered life-threatening swelling after eating the nut-filled sweet.

He explained: "I've done some stuff over the years but never, never did I think a f**king blue M&M would be the thing that could have killed me. I was in a hotel on holiday and got in about the mini bar.

"I was bored and hungry, so it's what you do, man. I've always liked M&Ms so I got into them. I had a blue one.